Staff Development / Community Outreach

District Contact: The Office of Prevention Programs

Anti-Bullying

Contact: Debra Rozsa or Joel Monreal

Bullying, its causation, and prevention are all part of this presentation given to audiences of parents, teachers, students and clinicians.

Conflict Mediation

Contact: Suzanne Edgar or Stephani Weaver

This program trains students to act as mediators for other students. It provides an opportunity to address issues that cause conflict and help to prevent future conflicts from occurring by addressing the problem and attempting to have the combatants resolve it. Conflict Mediation on the secondary school level is facilitated through peer counseling in the majority of middle and high schools. All secondary schools have a program in place. In the elementary schools, it is done on a voluntary basis, with schools that elect to have the program.
Download the Conflict Mediation Form.

Drug Awareness

Contact: Suzanne Edgar

This interactive workshop will help participants (faculty, staff, administrator, parents) gain an awareness of the "street" terminology and trends of the illegal and illicit drugs young people are using.

Gang Awareness

Contact: Andy Rodriguez

Gang Awareness is an essential training for clinicians and parents to help increase knowledge of current trends, causation and prevention in gang activity and involvement.

Online Staff Development

Contact: Tyyne Hogan

"Primer for Behavior Management" - this five week course focuses on the understanding of behavior and misbehavior to assist teachers in the prevention and management of behavioral issues. This course will provide concrete behavioral techniques to use in the classroom.

Positive Parenting

Contact: Office of Prevention Programs

Parent support groups as well as Positive Parenting training classes are provided to the community. These presentations focus on the development of a positive parent/child relationship as well as how to effectively discipline children of all ages.

Red Ribbon

Contact: Debra Rosza

This workshop is designed to help teachers keep kids off tobacco, alcohol and other drugs. This hands on, interactive course provides drug awareness activities that teachers can reproduce in their classrooms.

Self Injury

Contact: Andy Rodriguez or Jennifer Venuto

Self Injury Presentations are offered to school staff, peer counselors, parents, students, and the community to increase awareness of students who self injure. Presentations include PowerPoint presentations, video segments, question and answer period as well as handouts for participants.